COPPELL, TEXAS — Louis Vuitton North America Inc. has signed a 211,100-square-foot industrial lease at 220 Freeport in the Fort Worth suburb of Coppell. Blake Anderson, Tom Carragher, Adam Petrillo, Al Petrillo, Craig Engelhardt, Jeff Cannon, Chris Koeck and Steve Korfiatis of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Transwestern represented the landlord, Prologis.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Weitzman has arranged the sale of The Shops at Vista Ridge, a 74,837-square-foot retail center located in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville. Texas Family Fitness and Harbor Freight Tools are the center’s anchor tenants, and other users include Salons by JC, McAlister’s Deli, Smoothie King and Hobbytown USA. Matthew Rosenfeld, Kevin Butkus and Giovanni Scardino of Weitzman handled negotiations on behalf of the seller, a partnership between New Jersey-based Lamar Cos. and Colorado-based Real Capital Solutions. The buyer was an undisclosed, locally based investment group.
SPRING, TEXAS — Esperanto Developments, an El Paso-based hospitality firm, will open the 103-room Hotel Indigo in Spring, a northern suburb of Houston, on Nov. 17. The four-story property includes four suites and amenities such as a pool, fitness center and a business center. In terms of food and beverage, Hotel Indigo offers a sit-down restaurant, room service, a grab-and-go bar and a poolside bar.
WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Nevada-based developer Dermody Properties has broken ground on a LogistiCenter at Woolwich, an approximately 1.1 million-square-foot industrial project in Southern New Jersey’s Gloucester County. The Class A development will consist of three buildings totaling 262,200, 552,585 and 336,700 square feet. Building features will include clear heights of 36 to 40 feet, 50 to 110 dock-high doors, ESFR sprinkler systems and build-to-suit office space. CBRE is the leasing agent for the project. Construction of the first building is slated for a fall 2022 completion.
SELINSGROVE, PA. — JLL has negotiated the $44.8 million sale of Monroe Marketplace, a 372,794-square-foot retail power center in Selinsgrove, about 170 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Giant Food Stores anchors the property, and other soft goods retailers include T.J. Maxx, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Kohl’s, Ross Dress for Less, Michaels, Old Navy, PetSmart and Ulta Beauty. Restaurant users include Longhorn Steakhouse and Buffalo Wild Wings. Christopher Munley, Jim Galbally and Colin Behr of JLL represented the undisclosed institutional seller in the transaction. Acadia Realty Trust purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Maryland-based investment and development firm Greenberg Gibbons has acquired North Providence Marketplace, a 112,497-square-foot shopping center in Rhode Island. Grocer Shaw’s is the anchor tenant of the property, which was 82 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dollar Tree, Sally Beauty Supply, H&R Block and EbLens. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson, Bryan Anderson, Ben Starr, Sam Koonce and Molly Lynch of Atlantic Capital Partners represented Greenberg Gibbons and the unnamed seller in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed, but Greenberg Gibbons acquired the asset in conjunction with a 92,000-square-foot center in Maryland for a combined $34.6 million.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $34.5 million sale of a 240,000-square-foot industrial asset located within a Qualified Opportunity Zone in the Northern New Jersey community of Elizabeth. Building features include 58 loading positions, 185-foot truck court depths and an adjacent lot for tractors/employee parking. Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt, Ryan Larkin, Eli Millstein, Chuck Fern and Gary Casaletto represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed. The property was fully leased to seven tenants at the time of sale.
NEW YORK CITY — As more players enter the market, rising demand for net-leased commercial properties in the United States is leading to higher prices and lower capitalization rates, making it a good time to be a seller of such assets. According to a new report by national brokerage firm The Boulder Group, average cap rates for net-leased retail, office and industrial properties fell by 22, 15 and 19 basis points, respectively, between the second and third quarters of this year. The number of net-leased retail and office properties on the market both grew between the second and third quarters of this year, but the report noted that the sector is still defined by “significant investor demand combined with a limited supply of quality assets.” Like any other asset class, certain subcategories of net-leased product are performing better than others. Due to the compounding forces of e-commerce and a global pandemic, industrial remains a pack leader while office is shrouded with uncertainty. By the same logic, in the net-lease retail space, properties leased to essential service retailers and quick-service restaurants with outdoor seating are among the preferred investment vehicles. But on a broader level, institutional investors are growing their presence …
TACOMA, WASH. — Bridge Industrial has purchased a 160-acre land assemblage for the development of Bridge Point Tacoma 2MM, a 2.5 million-square-foot industrial project. Texas-based BNSF Railway Co. sold the 19 land parcels for $158 million. The site has been vacant and in disrepair for several years, and Bridge has committed to maintaining the remediations performed prior to its acquisition and any future required remediation for its proposed development. Located at 5802 S. Burlington Way, Bridge Point Tacoma 2MM will span four buildings and feature approximately 20 acres of trailer storage space. The buildings will offer 40-foot clear heights and expansive truck courts, with tenant spaces ranging from 100,000 square feet to 1.5 million square feet. Bridge plans to break ground on the campus in August 2022, with completion slated for summer 2023. Todd Clarke, Matt Murray, Matt McLennan and Ty Clarke of Kidder Mathews represented Bridge Industrial in the transaction.
WHEAT RIDGE, COLO. — SCL Health has selected NexCore to develop Clear Creek Crossing Medical Office Building on the Lutheran Medical Campus in Wheat Ridge. The five-story, 130,000-square-foot facility will be the first medical office building on the new 28-acre hospital campus, which will replace SCL Health’s existing Lutheran Medical Center 3.5 miles away. Construction began in June for the new campus, which will be part of the planned 100-acre Clear Creek Crossing mixed-use development at the southwest corner of State Highway 58 and Interstate 70. NexCore plans to break ground on the medical office building in late 2022, with completion slated for early 2024. The new facility will include SCL Health outpatient clinics and services, as well as an ambulatory surgical center.